FilmWeek: ‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu,’ ‘The Hustle,’ ‘Tolkien’ and more

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Justin Chang and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases.

• "Pokémon Detective Pikachu" in wide release
• "Tolkien" in wide release
• "The Hustle" in wide release
• "Non-Fiction" at Laemmle’s Royal & Arclight Hollywood
• "Poms" in wide release
• "The Biggest Little Farm" at the The Landmark & Arclight Hollywood
• "Black Mother" at the Laemmle Music Hall
• "El Chicano" in wide release
• "Rafiki" at Laemmle’s Glendale & Laemmle’s Royal

CRITICS' HITS

Justin: 'Non-Fiction.' & 'Black Mother'

Claudia: 'Rafiki'

Charles: 'The Biggest Little Farm'

MIXED FEELINGS

Justin: 'Pokémon Detective Pikachu' & 'Wine Country'

Claudia: 'El Chicano'

Charles: 'Tolkien'

MISSES

Claudia: 'The Hustle' & 'Poms'

Guests:

Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA); she tweets

Justin Chang, film critic for KPCC and the Los Angeles Times; he tweets

Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine